Sven Forssman

Sven Forssman
Full nameSven Otto Forssman
Born(1882-09-12)12 September 1882
Gothenburg, United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway
Died1 March 1919(1919-03-01) (aged 36)
Gothenburg, Sweden
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented		Sweden
GymGöteborgs Gymnastikförening
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Sweden
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team

Sven Otto Forssman (12 September 1882 – 1 March 1919) was a Swedish gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Swedish team, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event in 1908.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sven Forssman Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Sven Forssman". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
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